LAWFUEL – The controversial ‘non compete’ fees charged by former Hollinger International Inc. Chairman Conrad Black from the sale of company assets, the focus of his fraud and racketeering trial, were commonly used to lower Canadian tax payments, a tax expert said, Bloombergs report. The testimony by Ralph Neville supported defense claims that such agreements […]

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Commercial law firms must organise themselves according to their clients best interests rather than their own if they are to remain profitable, the senior partner of Allen & Overy said today, The Times reports. In the last of three unprecedented essays on the future of the UK legal profession,

Paris Hilton, the jailed socialite serving time in an LA jail, has been visited by her psychiatrist and, according to one report, has been sobbing in her cell. Hilton entered Los Angeles’ Century Regional Detention Center on Sunday night, after violating her probation following a 2006 drunk-driving arrest, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Dr. Charles

IBM agrees to cease and desist order – No fine or monetary penalty imposed ARMONK, N.Y.– LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced that the company has reached an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to resolve the previously disclosed investigation by the SEC concerning the company’s disclosures relating

NEW YORK– LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, announced today that three partners from Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP have joined Stroock. Boris Ziser is joining Stroock’s Structured Finance Practice Group and Albert J. Pinzón and

Thursday 7 June 2007 LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Chairman, Mr Tony D’Aloisio, said that the custodial sentence handed down today to Mr Dominic Fodera shows that company officers who withhold information from investors will face serious consequences. On 4 April 2007, Mr Fodera was convicted of authorising

NEWARK, N.J.–LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The Executive Committee of McCarter & English, LLP announced that Eric Watt Wiechmann, a partner in the Hartford office, has been elected Deputy Managing Partner of the 400-lawyer, eight-office firm. He will succeed Managing Partner Lois M. Van Deusen when she retires in October. “Our expansion beyond New

WASHINGTON– LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire: Scooter has dedicated much of his life to public service at the State Department, the Department of Defense and the White House. In each of these assignments he has served the nation tirelessly and with great distinction. I relied on him heavily in my capacity as Secretary of Defense

PITTSBURGH–LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Cohen & Grigsby, a business law firm with offices in Pittsburgh, PA; Bonita Springs, FL; and Naples, FL, is pleased to announce the appointment of attorneys to key positions within the firm. Mark R. Stabile has been named the firm’s executive vice president. He is a director in the

NEW YORK–LAWFUEL- The Law Newswire – BDO Seidman, LLP, one of the nation’s leading professional service organizations, today announced that Brian J. Mich, JD, has joined the firm as a Director in the Litigation and Fraud Investigation practice. He will be responsible for engagements and investigations in matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Policies Act, internal